Human Hantavirus Infections in the Netherlands [PDF]
We report the recent epidemiology and estimated seroprevalence of human hantavirus infections in the Netherlands. Sixty-two cases were reported during December 2008–December 2013.
Jussi Sane +6 more
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Puumala Hantavirus Infections Show Extensive Variation in Clinical Outcome [PDF]
The clinical outcome of Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) infection shows extensive variation, ranging from inapparent subclinical infection (70–80%) to severe hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), with about 0.1% of cases being fatal.
A. Vaheri +10 more
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Occupational Hantavirus Infections in Agricultural and Forestry Workers: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis [PDF]
Hantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that can cause serious human disorders, including hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.
M. Riccò +3 more
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Association of Hantavirus Infections and Leptospirosis With the Occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka: A Prospective Study With Patients and Healthy Persons [PDF]
Chronic Kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) has become a significant disease burden, affecting farming community of Sri Lanka and the exact etiology, which could be multifactorial, is not hitherto established. This study is aimed to determine the
N. P. Sunil-Chandra +3 more
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Molecular and epidemiological characteristics of human Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus infections, Germany, 2001 to 2017 [PDF]
Introduction Two hantavirus species, Puumala (PUUV) and Dobrava-Belgrade (DOBV) virus (genotype Kurkino), are endemic in Germany. Recent PUUV outbreaks raised questions concerning increasing frequency of outbreaks and expansion of PUUV endemic areas ...
M. Faber +5 more
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Detection of probable hantavirus infections in clinically suspected dengue patients in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka [PDF]
Background Acute febrile illnesses, including dengue fever, are common causes of hospitalization in Sri Lanka. However, a significant proportion of clinically suspected dengue cases tested negative for dengue-specific markers, raising concerns about ...
Erandi Ekanayake +10 more
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Seroprevalence of hantavirus infections in Switzerland in 2009: difficulties in determining prevalence in a country with low endemicity. [PDF]
In several European countries, diagnosis of nephropathia epidemica, a mild form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by Puumala-virus infection, has increased over the past 10-20 years.
Olivier Engler +13 more
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INTRODUCTION: In recent years, hantavirus infections producing severe diseases have obtained an increased attention from public health authorities from the countries of Eurasia to the Americas.
Soraya Jabur Badra +6 more
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Potential geographic distribution of hantavirus reservoirs in Brazil. [PDF]
Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome is an emerging zoonosis in Brazil. Human infections occur via inhalation of aerosolized viral particles from excreta of infected wild rodents.
Stefan Vilges de Oliveira +3 more
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Puumala hantavirus infections in bank vole populations: host and virus dynamics in Central Europe [PDF]
BackgroundIn Europe, bank voles (Myodes glareolus) are widely distributed and can transmit Puumala virus (PUUV) to humans, which causes a mild to moderate form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, called nephropathia epidemica.
D. Reil +6 more
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